Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage

Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage

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Paddle to Seattle: Journey Through the Inside Passage

2009

1h 26m

8.0(1 votes)

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In “Paddle to Seattle” two friends build their own kayaks and paddle alone for 97 days in the wilderness. They travel an epic adventure that takes them over 1,300 miles from Alaska to Seattle and survive still able to talk about most of their experiences.

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J.J. Kelley

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